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Emmert Manufacturing Co.
Waynesboro, PA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: May 14 2020 10:57AM by Mark Stansbury
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Best known for their patternmaker's vises, this company also made a couple of oscillating spindle sanders ca. 1929.

Information Sources

Thanks to Mike Levine for informing us of Emmert's oscillating spindle sanders. Mike also provided evidence in the form of a page from Catalog E (1929) of the Woodworkers Tool Works. See this owwm.org discussion for more on Emmert's OSS and the similar Porter-Cable sander.
More information Emmert vises is available on Carl Matthews' website.

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